Where does “цуна́ми” come from?

цуна́ми (Russian) comes from Japanese 津波, from Japanese 波, from Middle Chinese 波.

цуна́ми (Russian): tsunami

Definitions

  1. tsunami

Ancestry of “цуна́ми”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese津波a tsunami; a tidal wave; a tidal bore
2Japanese波wave
3Middle Chinese波—

Words derived from “цуна́ми”

Every word from Middle Chinese 波 →Every word from Japanese 波 →Every word from Japanese 津波 →